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Carwitham, Thomas, active 1723
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1723
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18th century
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brown ink
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Ovid's Metamorphoses
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Coronis changed into a crow: to escape the love of Neptune, Coronis, daughter of Coroneus, is changed into a crow by Minerva (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 569)
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Erichthonius, hidden in a basket, is handed over by Minerva to Aglauros and her sisters (Cecrops' daughters) to be taken care of
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Aglaurus, Athenian princess, one of the three daughters of Cecrops, sister to Herse and Pandrosos
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Coronis
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Erichthonius, legendary early ruler of ancient Athens
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Herse, figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops, sister to Aglauros and Pandrosos
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Pandrosos, one of the three daughters of Cecrops, the first king of Athens, sister to Aglauros and Herse
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Thomas Carwitham, active 1723
Neptune and Coronis: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 2
1723
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Thomas Carwitham, active 1723
The Daughters of Cecrops discover Ericthonius: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 2
1723